Jacko 'one-way ticket'

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One of Michael Jackson's associates planned to fly his teenage
accuser and family to Brazil one-way after bullying
them into making a pro-Jackson video in the dead of night, the pop
star's trial has heard.

But, in a blow to prosecutors, both witnesses said former
Jackson business associate Marc Schaffel was behind the
strong-arm operation, not the singer.

Meanwhile, Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is scheduled to take
the stand tomorrow.

She is also expected to say she was coerced to say nice things
about Jackson in a video that aired on Fox TV.

Today in court, former Jackson travel agent Cynthia Montgomery
testified Schaffel phoned her on February 25, 2003, and asked for
"one-way tickets" for the accuser Gavin Arvizo, his mother, Janet
Arvizo and two siblings to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Montgomery said she couldn't comply because "for visa reasons
you must have a return ticket".

So she arbitrarily picked a return date and then made
reservations for the family to depart on March 1, 2003.

The tickets would have cost $US15,092 ($A19,424), but they were
never purchased because the trip was cancelled, she said.

Montgomery's account may have bolstered the mother's claim that
Jackson intended to make her and her kids "disappear". But on
cross-examination, she took a beating.

Lead defence lawyer Tom Mesereau revealed Montgomery is under
federal investigation for her alleged role in a plot to illegally
videotape Jackson and his former lawyer, Mark Geragos, on a
November 20, 2003, charter flight.

Montgomery sued Jackson for unpaid bills and Jackson and Geragos
have sued her for invasion of privacy.

Also today Jackson's former cameraman, Hamid Moslehi, testified
Schaffel ordered him to shoot a video "to make Mr Jackson look
good" after Living With Michael Jackson - a TV documentary
by British journalist Martin Bashir, tarnished the pop icon.

Moslehi said the accuser's mother Janet Arvizo resisted making
the video and had to be talked into it, causing hours of delay.

Shooting began around 1am and the accuser Gavin Arvizo, a cancer
survivor, was visibly drowsy on the tape.

The footage of the family never made its way to television.

Moslehi said he held onto the tape because Jackson's associates
owed him for past work.

Moslehi also said he once heard Schaffel say, "We've got to get
them out of the country" regarding the accuser and his family.

Meanwhile, an 18-year-old New Jersey man who also is a potential
defence witness in Jackson's trial pleaded not guilty today to his
own child sex charge.

Ahmad Elatab of Clifton is accused of having sex with a
14-year-old girl. He allegedly told his victim that he learned how
to seduce girls from the pop singer.